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Table 10. Shipment Characteristics by Commodity Group for State of Origin: 2002 and 1997

Monday, July 2, 2012

Table 10. Shipment Characteristics by Commodity Group for State of Origin: 2002 and 1997

[Estimates are based on data from the Commodity Flow Survey. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive]

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Code Commodity (2-digit SCTG) Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles per shipment
2002
(million $)
1997
(million $)
Percent change 1997-2002 2002
(thousands)
1997
(thousands)
Percent change 1997-2002 2002
(millions)
1997
(millions)
Percent Change 1997-2002 2002 (average miles) 1997 (average miles) Percent change 1997-2002
  All Commodities2 494,278 384,387 28.6 546,095 507,460 7.6 127,152 101,721 25 403 387 4.1
01-05 Agriculture products and fish 11,765 13,770 –14.6 46,864 46,207 1.4 S 20,392 S 263 110 138.2
06-09 Grains, alcohol, and tobacco products 31,749 28,505 11.4 32,462 29,882 8.6 12,417 8,145 52.5 S 56 S
10-14 Stones, non-metallic minerals, and metallic ores 2,032 1,513 34.3 128,897 138,056 –6.6 5,161 7,837 –34.2 36 43 –16.4
15-19 Coal and petroleum products 20,864 16,299 28 103,491 106,807 –3.1 11,930 7,747 54 S 70 S
20-24 Pharmaceutical and chemical products 59,572 51,087 16.6 50,134 42,066 19.2 20,607 14,157 45.6 437 404 8.1
25-30 Logs, wood products, and textile and leather 43,750 29,275 49.4 19,984 18,344 8.9 5,412 5,498 –1.6 658 524 25.5
31-34 Base metal and machinery 97,752 102,135 –4.3 87,707 85,150 3 23,842 26,196 –9 368 484 –23.8
35-38 Electronic, motorized vehicles, and precision instruments 171,712 105,844 62.2 30,002 14,999 100 14,383 6,878 109.1 342 401 –14.8
39-43 Furniture, mixed freight and misc. manufactured products 54,059 33,066 63.5 45,537 22,018 106.8 7,402 4,598 61 505 473 6.7
-- Commodity Unknown 1,021 2,893 –64.7 1,017 3,932 –74.1 640 274 133.5 254 286 –11.4

KEY:
– Represents data cell equal to zero or less than 1 unit of measure.
S Estimate does not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability or poor response quality.

1 Ton-miles estimates are based on estimated distances traveled along a modeled transportation network. See "Mileage Calculations" section for additional information.
2 Estimates exclude shipments of crude petroleum (SCTG 16).

NOTES: Value-of-shipments estimates have not been adjusted for price changes. Appendix B tables provide estimated measures of sampling variability. The Introduction and appendixes give information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, sample design, and definitions. Links to this information on the Internet may be found at www.census.gov/cfs. Coverage for the 2002 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) differs from the previous surveys due to a change from the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification System to the 1997 North American Industry Classification System and other survey improvements. Therefore, data users are urged to use caution when comparing 2002 CFS estimates with estimates from prior years.

SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (USDOT) and U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Commodity Flow Survey, Individual State Data, December 2004.